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Sir Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, saying he's "had a good run" over almost 50 years but now wants to prioritise his family.

At 15, Brett Haylock would save up to buy Adelaide Fringe Festival tickets and make a four-hour round trip by bus to see the shows. Now, he is the brains behind one of the most successful cabaret shows in the world.

Release of the film Death of Stalin — which focuses in-fighting among the Soviet leader's allies following his death — is cancelled.

Marcus Gomes is 20 years old, packs a slight frame and — with not one A-League goal to his name — has become one of the hottest signings in Australian soccer.